The Nigeria football has suffered another great loss, just days after the sudden death of Stephen Keshi , the news of the death of another football icon, Shaibu Amodu shocked football lovers today.
According to the official NFF Twitter handle, Amodu, who coached the Super Eagles at four different times, was said to have complained of chest pains on Friday night, and died in his sleep today.
Amodu and Keshi were close friends and they worked as head coach and assistant coach of the Super Eagles to the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations where they finished third.
The pair helped Nigeria qualify for the 2002 World Cup, but were fired before the tournament.